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The Product Flow Model Gio Wiederhold Stanford University 30 December 2003 It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change [Sir Charles Darwin, 1871] Abstract We observed a new approach being adopted in the software industry that combines a business model with a specific structure of technical support. This Product Flow Model (PFM) combines aspects of the Product Line model with workflow concepts for virtual enterprises. To sustain software in an enterprise requires several categories of maintenance. Today enterprises acquire m